New Service Makes US Tax Court Cases Easy to Research

Posted by accountingweb on May 17 2001 850 printer friendly

Beginning in June, the U.S. Tax Court's Web site will include docket sheets for almost all cases since May 1986.

Information provided on the docket sheets will include names and addresses of petitioners and counsel, index of filings for each case and court actions.

"This service is something that I believe the bar has long awaited and should prove to be a useful tool to those who appear before us," said Chief Judge Thomas B. Wells.

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